Ingredients

Have ready at serving time:

1/4

cup finely chopped parsley or cilantro

1/4

cup pine nuts

2

tablespoons chopped red bell pepper

Assorted crackers, if desired

Steps

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Mix cream cheese and Cheddar cheese; divide in half. Mix pesto into 1 half; mix onion, mustard and pepper sauce into other half. Cover each half and refrigerate about 4 hours or until firm enough to shape.

Expert Tips

This is a great do ahead appetizer. After shaping cheese mixtures on the cookie sheet, wrap in plastic wrap or aluminum foil, label and freeze up to one month. Twelve hours before serving, remove the trees from the freezer. Thaw in wrapper in the refrigerator. Continue as directed.